Path: csiph.com!feeder.erje.net!2.us.feeder.erje.net!news.alt.net From: "James Wilkinson Sword" Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,sci.physics,alt.privacy.anon-server,comp.sys.mac.system,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.cellular-phone-tech Subject: Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 00:19:09 +0100 Organization: ~ Lines: 52 Message-ID: References: <201703291311387217-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom> <140420171535216259%nospam@nospam.invalid> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Opera Mail/1.0 (Win32) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.advocacy:411501 sci.physics:630667 alt.privacy.anon-server:59186 comp.sys.mac.system:105523 alt.comp.os.windows-10:40870 alt.cellular-phone-tech:1570 On Tue, 25 Apr 2017 23:39:18 +0100, Snit wrote: > On 4/25/17, 3:31 PM, in article op.yy9vjisljs98qf@red.lan, "James Wilkinson > Sword" wrote: > >> On Tue, 25 Apr 2017 22:37:37 +0100, Snit wrote: >> >>> On 4/25/17, 2:31 PM, in article op.yy9srjzbjs98qf@red.lan, "James Wilkinson >>> Sword" wrote: >>> >>>>>>>> It may well avert the next ice age. Worst case scenario, different >>>>>>>> countries have perfect growing climates, so different countries grow the >>>>>>>> crops, no big deal. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> While we can make things up like that I prefer to look to the science. >>>>>>> >>>>>> It doesn't matter what you believe or how much money governments waste on >>>>>> it. The fact remains we will burn all the fossil fuels at some point, so >>>>>> if >>>>>> you believe all this shit, you might as well go commit suicide. >>>>>> >>>>> Believe what... that we should not socialize the costs of carbon use? >>>>> >>>> That there's a problem using carbon at all. >>>> >>> So you use denial of the problem to push socializing of the costs. >> >> I don't want to push any costs, as there are none. > > As I said, you use denial to push socialism. No, I'm a capitalist. When did I suggest I was a socialist? > Part of that plan is to push > the denial. Or maybe you are just following those who do so and really > believe the denial. Same result. I'm just not stupid enough to believe the hype. I see no evidence we're changing the climate anything like what happens naturally anyway. And even if we did, so what? It could just as easily get better as worse. >>> I disagree with doing so but realize I will not change your mind, nor will >>> you change mine. >> >> Agreed, it's like me trying to persuade a Muslim Allah doesn't exist. I know >> he's an idiot, but he will always remain so. > > Why point to Muslims and not Christians with your example? Because Muslims take religion more seriously. They're all crazy, but most Christians don't bother with god that much. I know plenty Christian folk that believe in god, but they never bother praying or going to church. -- There was a blackout in my neighborhood last night. I had to shoot him before he stole everything.